Does Yandex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yandex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yandex. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yandex?

77% of Yandex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yandex 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yandex?

Software Engineer (265) , Software Developer (108) , Senior Software Engineer (99) , Project Manager (93) , Product Manager (87) , Frontend Developer (77) , Analyst (51) , Team Leader (36) , Backend Developer (31) , Front End Developer (29) , Senior Product Manager (28) , Data Scientist (24) , Machine Learning Engineer (22) , Software Engineer(Internship) (21) , Team Lead (21)

What are the pros of working at Yandex according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 190 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 162 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 128 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 125 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 102 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Yandex according to real employee reviews?

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 333 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 69 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "This is ok, but everyday you should solve special problems that you'll never meet again." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of leadership in the corridors" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yandex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Yandex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Yandex in 2026.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,490 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

88% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

3.3

Work/Life balance

Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yandex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Oct 23, 2025

Comfortable but underpayed

Backend developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Very comfortable office. One of the best corporate cultures. A lot of opportunities to grow.

Cons

Underplayed significantly. May be more than 30%

5.0

Oct 23, 2025

Yandex SWE

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture at the time, great pay for Russia, lots of opportunities to learn.

Cons

None that I can think of.

4.0

Oct 22, 2025

Generally good

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great teams and people in general. There is always a room to grow, tasks of different complexity, and opportunities to take more responsibility

Cons

Recent cuts and management changes don't affect the company in the positive way

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